Pakistani forces have taken into custody 15 Baloch civilians in a series of raids in Balochistan amid an escalating human rights crisis across the province.

 

 

Human rights body Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) said, in a new wave of raids in Dera Bugti district on Friday, Pakistan’s Frontier Corps and Counter-Terrorism Department entered several homes and took more than 15 civilians into custody.

 

 

The BVJ stated that these raids show an ongoing pattern of mass detentions with no information on the detainees. Families report fear, pressure, and no access to any legal process. This raises serious concerns under international human rights standards that protect civilians from arbitrary arrest.

 

 

The rights body urged immediate attention from the United Nations Human Rights, the European Commission, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other global observers, calling for independent verification, transparency, and safe recovery of all detainees.

 

 

Highlighting the atrocities in Balochistan, BVJ stated that two more civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces. Calling for the safe recovery of both men, the BVJ said, forced disappearances continue to target workers and students. Communities face rising pressure. Authorities must account for every detainee.